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A Collection of Newfoundland Wills(C)William Parsons Churchwill

Will of William Parsons Churchwill
from Newfoundland will books volume
6 page 498 probate year 1899

Last will and Testament of
William P. Churchwill of Great Burin S.D.
Light Keeper deceased

I William Parsons Churchwill of
Great Burin Newfoundland being of sound and disposing mind and memory
do make and publish this as my last will and testament, hereby revoking
all former wills and testamentary dispositions heretofore at any time
by me made. I hereby appoint Edward Hollett Senr and Thomas
Hollett Senr to be the
executors of my will. I hereby bequeath to my wife Mary Churchwill all
that parcel of land known as the Upper meadow situate on the hillside
at the back of my house. Also one cow and three sheep with half the dwelling
house, half the store and stable during the term of her natural life,
and after her decease to my nephew John Dancy absolutely
and to his heirs and assigns for ever. I hereby devise
and bequeath to my nephew John Dancy all that parcel
of land commonly called the lower meadow with the barn erected thereon
also two cows and five sheep and half my dwelling house store and stable,
and all my tools, and to his heirs and assigns for ever: with the proviso
that he the said
John dancy shall maintain my mother Charlotte
Churchwill and my invalid
sister Ann Churchwill during the term of their natural
lives. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this tenth day of
February 1898. (Sgd)
William Parsons his X mark Churchwill (LS) Signed Sealed
etc. etc. witness (sgd) Edward Hollett Sen (sgd)
Benjamin J. Hollett

I certify the foregoing to be
a correct copy of the last will and Testament of William Parsons
Churchwill deceased

D. M. Browning
Registrar

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
D. Morison
J.
Probate
granted to
Ed Hollett
& Thos Hollett
the Exors.
Dated
Nov. 28: 1899
Estate
sworn under
$650.00

Note: At first we thought that the name should have been
Churchill, but it has been confirmed by Karen Darby who is the great
granddaughter of the John Dancey named in the will that the correct
spelling of the name is CHURCHWILL. The spelling of Churchwill and
Dancey are both noted in the family bible. John Dancey was Karen's
grandmother's father. (Karen has info on the Churchwill family back
to the mid 1700's)